page_title: Jacques Courtois
section_title: Drawings
hierarchical_section_title: Jacques Courtois / Work / Drawings
context_page_description: Jacques Courtois or Giacomo Cortese, called il Borgognone or le Bourgignon was a French-Italian painter, draughtsman and etcher. He was mainly active in Rome and Florence and became known as the leading battle painter of his age. He also created history paintings and portraits. He became a Jesuit later in life but continued to paint.
context_section_description: Courtois was also a gifted draftsman who showed in his drawings all the freedom and spontaneity of the Baroque. His sketch-books (London British Museum, and Florence, Gallerie Uffizi) demonstrate his acute ability to capture in quick sketches the movements and the dynamics of troops, while using compositional schemes, which were derived from the work of Jacques Callot.   His drawings also show the influence of Stefano Della Bella.
caption: Military scenes, etching
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